Blue River Technology Inc.
Precision agriculture robots and computer vision systems for crop management and selective application
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $17.1M, Dec 2015
- Total capital
- $20.5M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $20.5M
- 2 Form D · last Dec 2015
- 130 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 38
- 2 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#2 of 57
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$17.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.3M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 57 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Device
- Granted patents#2 · top 4%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Jorge HeraudExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philip ErlangerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rich BoyleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan KottenstetteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ted CrosbieDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 38 granted of 40- GrantedIdentifying And Avoiding Obstructions Using Depth Information In A Single ImageUSPTOUS 12,171,218
- GrantedPlant Feature Detection Using Captured ImagesUSPTOUS 12,166,952
- GrantedDynamic Tank Management Based On Previous Environment And Machine MeasurementsUSPTOUS 12,127,552
Show all 40 patent records
- Identifying And Avoiding Obstructions Using Depth Information In A Single ImageDec 24, 2024 · US 12,171,218Granted
- Plant Feature Detection Using Captured ImagesDec 10, 2024 · US 12,166,952Granted
- Dynamic Tank Management Based On Previous Environment And Machine MeasurementsOct 29, 2024 · US 12,127,552Granted
- Calibration Of Autonomous Farming Vehicle Image Acquisition SystemOct 15, 2024 · US 12,118,746Granted
- Plant Treatment Based On Morphological And Physiological MeasurementsSep 10, 2024 · US 12,082,541Granted
- Extracting Feature Values from Point Clouds to Generate Plant TreatmentsSep 3, 2024 · US 12,080,019Granted
- Upward Facing Light Sensor For Plant DetectionAug 27, 2024 · US 12,073,475Granted
- Plant Identification Using Dynamic CroppingAug 6, 2024 · US 12,056,845Granted
- System And Method For Automated Odometry Calibration For Precision Agriculture SystemsJul 23, 2024 · US 12,041,867Granted
- Plant Identification In The Presence Of Airborne ParticulatesJun 25, 2024 · US 12,016,325Granted
- Method and Apparatus for Automated Plant NecrosisJun 25, 2024 · US 12,020,465Granted
- Nozzles With Interchangeable Inserts For Precision Application Of Crop ProtectantMay 28, 2024 · US 11,992,004Granted
- Nozzle, Valve, and Manifold Assembly for Precision Application of Crop ProtectantMay 28, 2024 · US 11,991,947Granted
- Machine-learned Obstruction Detection In A Farming MachineMay 14, 2024 · US 11,983,934Granted
- System and Method for Plant Treatment Based on Neighboring EffectsMay 7, 2024 · US 11,974,562Granted
- Machine-learned Tillage Shank Malfunction In An Autonomous Farming VehicleApr 30, 2024 · US 11,972,551Granted
- Camera Array Calibration In A Farming MachineApr 16, 2024 · US 11,961,259Granted
- Compensatory Actions For Automated Farming Machine FailureMar 12, 2024 · US 11,926,333Granted
- Plant Group IdentificationNov 21, 2023 · US 11,823,388Granted
- Machine-learned Tillage Sweep Malfunction In An Autonomous Farming VehicleNov 21, 2023 · US 11,823,369Granted
- Plant Identification Using Heterogenous Multi-spectral Stereo ImagingNov 14, 2023 · US 11,816,874Granted
- Plant Feature Detection Using Captured ImagesNov 7, 2023 · US 11,812,010Granted
- Identifying And Avoiding Obstructions Using Depth Information In A Single ImageOct 3, 2023 · US 11,771,077Granted
- Upward Facing Light Sensor For Plant DetectionSep 12, 2023 · US 11,756,136Granted
- Automated Plant Detection Using Image DataSep 5, 2023 · US 11,748,976Granted
- Plant Treatment Based On Morphological And Physiological MeasurementsSep 5, 2023 · US 11,744,189Granted
- Nozzle, Valve, and Manifold Assembly for Precision Application of Crop ProtectantJul 4, 2023 · US 11,690,313Granted
- Farming Machine With Forward-looking Sensor System And Actuatable BeamJun 22, 2023 · Application 17553232Pending
- Machine-learned Tillage Plug Detection In An Autonomous Farming VehicleJun 13, 2023 · US 11,672,194Granted
- Modular Precision Agriculture SystemMay 30, 2023 · US 11,659,793Granted
- Plant Treatment Based On Morphological And Physiological MeasurementsMay 16, 2023 · US 11,647,701Granted
- Upward Facing Light Sensor For Plant DetectionMar 28, 2023 · US 11,615,486Granted
- Plant Group IdentificationFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,580,718Granted
- Detecting Untraversable Soil For Farming MachineFeb 9, 2023 · Application 17396170Pending
- Plant Feature Detection Using Captured ImagesJan 31, 2023 · US 11,570,420Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Using A Controllable Physical Light Filter As Part Of An Image Capture System And For Processing Captured ImagesDec 27, 2022 · US 11,537,027Granted
- Boom Sprayer Including Machine Feedback ControlNov 29, 2022 · US 11,510,404Granted
- Method and Apparatus for Automated Plant NecrosisNov 29, 2022 · US 11,510,355Granted
- Semantic Segmentation to Identify and Treat Plants in a Field and Verify the Plant TreatmentsNov 29, 2022 · US 11,514,671Granted
- Plant Treatment Based On Morphological And Physiological MeasurementsSep 20, 2022 · US 11,445,665Granted
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- REGROW AGRICULTURE, INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- AQUA YIELD OPERATIONS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Grubbly Farms Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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